MrPoling

It was cold here last week, we get a few days break before it freezes next week. I took the chance to get out. I was surprised the...

I think Boatman53 is right about just paddling some. I love the ocean, but ocean paddling is intense. I suggest practicing...

Congratulations on the new canoe. I'd store it indoors and do whatever Northstar says to help prevent rot. It is curious, paddles are...

I would totally learn what your new canoe can do and handle and be completely comfortable in all conditions before attempting to rig a...

I saw a lab get hypothermic once in the winter. She was playing in cold water but was to neurotic to quit. She was shivering and had...

I never used a large solo, but I've tripped solo in 17' tandems a lot. All of the you tubers I watch trip solo in tandems. I don't see...

Getting the balance right with three adults in the boat can be pretty hard. Having enough gear in the front o balance the canoe will...

I have a black gold Yellowstone. I think it makes more sense in Royalex. The Yellowstone is kind of short so works best on rivers or...

I still have a Mohawk odyssey 15, though it doesn’t get much use. I love the bomb proof nature of royalex boats. And with solos the...

A lot of posts here with folks looking for advice on composite boats – especially solo river runners. My first thought on seeing these...

Well, first, I'd dispense with the idea that a SOT is a good representative of kayaks. That said, there are lightweight kayaks and if I...

It’s gotten to the point where I sea kayak more than I canoe. On large, open waters such as we have in coastal Maryland, I like my sea...

I love when the SOT crowd gets to the first beaver dam. That's where you find out the "why" to a canoe.

I think this is one of the greatest hazards for canoe trippers. After my last swim I started carrying the crash bag every time I...